Man jailed for slapping woman in viral French video

(BBC) A 25-year-old man who slapped a French woman earlier this year has been sentenced to six months in prison.

Marie Laguerre said the man lashed out at her after she told him to stop harassing her on a Paris street.

Her Facebook post detailing the assault, with CCTV footage, went viral and provoked an international conversation about harassment.

A Paris court on Thursday ordered him not to contact the woman, and fined him €2,000 (£1,770) in damages.

The man, identified only as Firaz M under French court rules, was sentenced to a further six months suspended sentence.

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